While the rest of us debated the ethics of executing a man clearly guilty of heinous rape, torture and murder, Debbie Morris found she had a life-changing decision to make. Keep silent about her terrifying experience as a teen-ager, or share her story with the world � make a private pain a public revelation. In a dauntless act of faith and courage, she chose to speak.

Sharon is Debbie's mother, and although she did not suffer directly in the hands of Debbie's captors, she still had to go down her own long road to forgiveness and healing.

"I can remember one of the things that I hung on to was something that my father had said shortly after the kidnapping. He said...'For some reason for Debbie to have survived this, God had a plan for her'. He said, 'something good will come out of this because otherwise she would be dead'. You know, God had a plan. And I kept trying to see, to realize, what that plan could be. Today I know."

Dan Matthews served as executive director for the Faith For Today ministry for 19 years, until his retirement on September 1, 1999. Today he continues to represent Faith For Today as Speaker Emeritus while still occasionally hosting the organization�s flagship program, Lifestyle Magazine, which is available to over 92 million households throughout the US, Canada, and over 140 countries around the world.